Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, North Creake

Welcome to the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, the parish church of North Creake, where for over seven hundred years villagers have gathered to praise God. We are a parish church in The Church of England and The Diocese of Norwich.

We are part of the Benefice of North Creake, South Creake with Waterden, Syderstone with Barmer, and Sculthorpe.

Our Rector is Fr Clive Wylie who was instituted to the Benefice on 3 May 2012.

Our style of worship is traditional and we use the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) for our regular services and the Revised Version of the King James Bible for our readings.

We are a Corporate Member of The Prayer Book Society which promotes use of the BCP in England and of whom HM The King is Patron.

Church of Our Lady Saint Mary, South Creake

The Church of Our Lady Saint Mary is a place of Christian prayer and worship which has been at the heart of South Creake for over a thousand years. We are a parish church of The Church of England and The Diocese of Norwich.

We are part of The Benefice of North Creake, South Creake with Waterden, Syderstone with Barmer, and Sculthorpe.

Our Rector is Fr Clive Wylie who was instituted to the Benefice on 3 May 2012.

We are a welcoming and inclusive Anglo-Catholic community who value the rich traditions of worship and spirituality. Close links exist between the Church of Our Lady Saint Mary and the nearby Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. We support the aims of Affirming Catholicism and Inclusive Church.

Church of Saint Mary, Syderstone

The Church of Saint Mary is the parish church for the communities of Syderstone, Barmer, Blenheim Park and Wicken Green Village.

The church is open every day of the year during daylight hours and visitors are always welcome.

An historic round tower church of Norman origins, the church is a place that people have been coming to worship, meet together, celebrate the major festivals, be baptised, unite in marriage, and pay respect to family and friends at funerals, for around thirty generations.

Church of All Saints, Waterden

The Church of All Saints Waterden is an ancient and spiritual place. There may have been a church on or near this site since the Anglo-Saxon period. Its fortunes have fluctuated over the centuries as the unusual features of the building suggest. The village it served has vanished, but All Saints’ remains active as a place of worship and is open to everyone.

All Saints is a Chapel of Ease in the Parish of South Creake with Waterden and part of the Creakes Benefice.

The church’s remoteness and peaceful charm has attracted some well-known people. The playwright Alan Bennett has written about it in his diaries and the cartoonist Osbert Lancaster drew a delightful line drawing of the church.

All Saints’ was extensively restored in 2018-19 with generous support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Norfolk Churches Trust, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Geoffrey Watling Charity and the Holkham Estate.

The architects were Nicholas Warns Architects and the principal contractors were Phoenix Build.

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary & All Saints, Sculthorpe

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints Sculthorpe is a fine mediaeval church heavily restored by the Victorians and well worth visiting for its fine stained glass and Norman font.

Anyone who visits Norfolk churches will likely be familiar with Simon Knott’s extraordinary website Norfolk Churches. His entry for St Mary and All Saints’ Sculthorpe is as good an introduction as any.